Model United Nations (MUN)

This term, I was in the MUN club (Model United Nations). This term, we mainly focused on Syria. I was introduced to many new things such as drafting position papers, resolution papers and gaining skills such as debating. We were divided into groups and given different countries that we had to represent, then we wrote the different papers as those countries. My country was Syria, it was quite challenging in the way that I had to write the papers as if I was Syria and sometimes I did not agree with what their stance was on some matters but I had to put that aside and try my best to convince others that their view was the best one. That part was challenging but it was really interesting at the same time. Going into MUN club, I had very little knowledge on the Syria issue, now that it has finished, I feel as though I have learned a lot about it and I feel comfortable discussing it, therefore I feel as though I engaged with issues of global importance. Overall, I enjoyed being a part of MUN club, I've always had an interest in international relations and I feel as though MUN has given me a better outlook of what it is all about. The only thing that I wish was different is that I wish we did more debating as those sessions were really interesting but on the whole I enjoyed it. 

Last Day at KKL

On my last day of volunteering, I was back at KISU to help out with registering kids. I also helped look after the younger kids and also assisted with kids that had any injuries. Overall, I really enjoyed working for KKL, it was a good experience as I learned new things and was able to develop new skills. I was also able to engage with issues of global importance, since this is an NGO it showed me how NGO's benefit the community which I hadn't realised before. My favorite parts of the week were writing their newsletter and helping out with all the kids while they were playing. I hope to help out Kampala Kids League again as I enjoyed volunteering for them. 

My Week at KKL!

During the week, I went to the KKL office which is located in Acorns School Bukoto, I helped out with various activities. Since it was the start of the season, all the uniforms had arrived so I had to organise those for all the teams. I also helped with filing papers and writing lists for them. On Thursday, I wrote their weekly newsletter and it was the first one of the season and they let me do the whole thing by myself, I really enjoyed writing the newsletter as it was interesting to do and it was quite a fun activity. I think that during the week I developed new skills and undertook new challenges. 

   

Sorting out uniforms

First Day at KKL!

Today was my first day helping out with the NGO Kampala Kids League (KKL). It was the first day of the season for them, so it was quite busy to say the least. I was involved in registering the kids, when someone arrived I had to tick them off and send them to their designated category. Most people hadn't yet registered so I helped parents fill out forms and assisted them with anything that they needed. There were over 100 kids so it was pretty hectic. I went at 8:30 and finished at 12. I enjoyed my first day as it was something new yet fun and I'm looking forward to the rest of my week with KKL. 

Registering Kids with Bena (right) 

ISAAK SWIMMING

Swimming! 

As part of action, on the 25th of September, I was chosen to take part in the ISAAK Swimming gala at my school where we would compete against other international schools in Uganda. The gala was for the whole day and it was quite fun. I have taken part in many galas before but this was my first one in a long time, so I was a bit scared as I was out of shape! I was chosen to do 4 races-2 individual and 2 relays. I was quite scared for my individual races as they were long ones, one being the individual medley, it is quite a terrifying race so that made me a bit nervous as I had not competed in quite a while. I ended up coming in 4th place, some people might not think that that is good but I was quite proud of myself as the individual medley is one of the hardest races. Overall, I enjoyed the gala as it helped me to develop my skills and show commitment to the activity instead of just giving up when faced with a challenge. It was a good experience and I look forward to doing other galas in the future!